More Reflections from Student Leadership Day

On March 22, I was chosen to go to the Holocaust Museum for a Student Leadership Day. This visit was so eye opening, and I really learned a lot of valuable information that I will take back with me to our school and to ACT.

During this visit, we walked through the museum and looked at different exibits. This was so incredible for me, because I really got to see how horrible conditions were, and how hopeless so many people felt during this time. Just seeing all of the people who were killed in this horrible time just really made me want to push through, and make sure this would never happen again. It made me feel so grateful for what I have, the rights that I have, and the rights that I will have when I get older. These people who were targeted by the Holocaust were shunned by their neighbors and they were killed in mass numbers. I am so lucky to have all of my rights, and I think this day really helped me learn this, and really appreciate my life.

Now, in seventh grade, I understand that we will go to the museum in the near future, but what made this visit so different from what we are going to see was that different schools went to different parts of the museum, and when we came back together, we discussed what we saw, and what we all thought of it. Another reason why this day was so amazing was that we got to hear from other kids our age, and how they felt about this issue, and also about bullying, because the Holocaust is really just a much more extreame and horrible form of bullying in our schools. If people stand up, then it can stop, and we can prevent anything like this from happening again. Hearing everyone else speak about how they want to make a difference helped me realize that we can prevent this from ever happening again, and we can make a differece.

I also hope to share Naja's story with my peers because it is such an inspiring story, and it so closely connects to our idea in ACT to help children around the world. It makes us want to help children around the world, and we can make a difference, together.
Lily